Transducers & Shock measurement

Transducers Convert mechanical energy into electrical energy

Displacement Measurement Transducers

LVDT ( Linear Variable Differential Transformer ) Eddy current Capacitive Hall

 Velocity Measurement Transducers

Geophone Laser Doppler Vibrometer

Acceleration Measurement Transducers

Micro Electro Mechanical Systems(MEMS) Accelerometers Thermal Accelerometers

When a magnetic field is impressed on a plate in a direction perpendicular to the plate surface, a voltage is generated

The sensor element functions on the principle of differential capacitance.

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Gun Fire

Crash Test

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To verify that frequencies and amplitudes do not exceed the material limits To avoid excitation at resonances To be able to dampen or isolate vibration sources To make conditional maintenance on machines To construct or verify computer models of structures

Vibration : 1. The frequency in Hz; 2. The amplitude of the measured parameter, which may be displacement, velocity, or acceleration. Shocks: 1. large-magnitude decelerations

The choice of the best parameter to be measured depends on a number factors 1. The type and size of the transducer 2. The mass of the vibrating structure 3. The frequency and amplitude characteristics of the vibration

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An instrument having a very high-frequency response A storage oscilloscope measure time duration as well as the acceleration levels in the shock Piezo-electric crystal-based accelerometers

PIEZOELECTRIC ACCELEROMETERS . 1. Elements subjected to strain under loads. 2. This strain displaces electrical charges. 3. Charges accumulate on opposing electroded surfaces. 4. Integral signal-conditioning electronics enhances signal-to-noise ratio.

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PIEZORESISTIVE ACCELEROMETERS Micro electro mechanical system (MEMS). Sensing flexure is manufactured from silicon. Electrical output due to resistance changes by acceleration induced strain. These doped semiconductor elements are electrically configured into a Wheatstone bridge

The signal from the accelerometer and charge amplifier is frequency-analysed by a spectrum analyser. Two analogue outputs. 1. One output provides the level recorder with an input signal for subsequent analysis, 2. Output is converted into digital information for use with a computer
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